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B.C. First Nation prepares for potential school site excavation, signs protocol deal

B.C. First Nation prepares for potential school site excavation, signs protocol deal

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C.
AFN national chief blasts governments' inaction on fifth anniversary of MMIWG report

AFN national chief blasts governments' inaction on fifth anniversary of MMIWG report

OTTAWA — The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations blasted all levels of government on Monday, the fifth anniversary of a national inquiry's report into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, for what she calls slow progress to st
'Shameful': University of Manitoba apologizes for housing Indigenous remains

'Shameful': University of Manitoba apologizes for housing Indigenous remains

WINNIPEG — The University of Manitoba has publicly apologized for harm it has caused to First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities more than a century after it began accepting and storing Indigenous remains.
Book Review: Indigenous author explores charged issue of blood lines in his debut novel `Fire Exit’

Book Review: Indigenous author explores charged issue of blood lines in his debut novel `Fire Exit’

Morgan Talty has followed up on the success of his prize-winning story collection “Night of the Living Rez” with a poignant first novel that explores the charged question of what constitutes identity — family or tribe? “Fire Exit” is narrated by a wh
Bill to mark transgender and two-spirit day passed by Manitoba legislature

Bill to mark transgender and two-spirit day passed by Manitoba legislature

WINNIPEG — There was acrimony in the Manitoba legislature Thursday as politicians passed a bill to designate March 31 an annual day to recognize two-spirit and transgender persons.
Mountie transferred from Bella Bella, B.C., after complaints about Facebook posts

Mountie transferred from Bella Bella, B.C., after complaints about Facebook posts

BELLA BELLA, B.C.
A woman will likely be Mexico's next president. But in some Indigenous villages, men hold the power

A woman will likely be Mexico's next president. But in some Indigenous villages, men hold the power

PLAN DE AYALA, Mexico (AP) — At 4:30 a.m., girls and women begin to appear in the dark streets of this village of Tojolabal people in southern Mexico. They walk in silence. Some head to grind corn to make their family’s tortillas.
A woman will likely be Mexico's next president. But in some Indigenous villages, men hold the power

A woman will likely be Mexico's next president. But in some Indigenous villages, men hold the power

PLAN DE AYALA, Mexico (AP) — At 4:30 a.m., the girls and women begin to appear in the dark streets of this rural village of Tojolabal people in southern Mexico. They walk in silence. Some are headed to grind corn to make their family’s tortillas.
Golfers want millions to give up a World Heritage Site in Ohio with ancient Indigenous ties

Golfers want millions to give up a World Heritage Site in Ohio with ancient Indigenous ties

NEWARK, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s historical society is one step away from gaining control of ancient ceremonial and burial earthworks maintained by a country club where members golf alongside the mounds.
First Nation legislator makes history at Queen's Park with speech in Oji-Cree

First Nation legislator makes history at Queen's Park with speech in Oji-Cree

TORONTO — After decades of being told his first language should be forgotten, Sol Mamakwa stood on the floor of the Ontario legislature about to make history.